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And floating on the listless tide," 



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MAIDEN. 

Sirig inqe a sorig, sea, 
Wl:)at rr\ay tlriy iTiUsic be 



Sir\g "Wirid, sirig wave,- 
Blo^ soft, cojnqe lave 
My Waitirig feet, 
nrid surqrr)er's i^eat 
Dispel ye both] by cool caress, 



Far fronq tl:\e beac]:\, 
Beyond tl\e react) 
Of ]:iarbor liqlr[ts 
And larid-locKed sigtits 
Ye hotlcy do corqe lA^itt) fresti.'ning life. 



BloiA^ softly, lA^irjd, 
My ears inclined 

To catci\ ttly song. 
Corr\e, sing; 1 long 
To l:\ear -wl^at rnilsic s^eet is tlr^ine 




' But every sail I drive before 
My path in scurry ing^ bounding haste. ^ 



WIND. 

Mir\e9 

Wouldst tiear iT\y tuqe? 
Dost Kno^w tl:\e boon 
Is ^ortl^less, tl^oii 
Wtio Kriowest Yyo^bi 
To sing? Wlriat voice rT\ore sM/eet ri^aq tl^irie? 



MAIDEN. 

Tt^y voice. Sirig tl^oii ; 
I cannot now. 

WIND. 

liY\QT\ listen. I 
Will sing <3nd try 
To tell tlnee what great tilings 1 do! 



SONG. 

T]:\ese idle vessels lirigering t^ere, 
flr^d floating or) t]:\e listless tide, 

Ttley Kno^ n\y savage strer\gt]:\, arid fear 
To nqeet T[\e or) tl^e ocean la^ide. 



I flap arid s^ay tl:\eir car^Vas r)0"W, 
Rr\d gently toy "Witi) jib ar\d stay. 

So sloiA^ly ir\oves eacl:i vessel's pto^, 
Its rippled \^aXe scarce iT\arKs tl:\e boy, 



But let ttiese petty craft bei^^are 
My anger on tt^e open sea; 

My po"Wer and "Will are regal tl^ere, 
Rr[d sail liKe ttiese are cl:\aff to ine! 




' The fisherinuft his hoat hcja heachcd : 



I brooK 1)0 car\VQs ir\ rr\y pat]:\, 

Bare poles I sr^ap liKe pipe-stenqs sligtit. 
1 lasl^ tl:\e sea to foanqir^g ^ratly, 

flrid beat it fairly blacK and "Wl\ite. 



Tl)e fisl\er boats fronq Gloucester sl\ore 
Iri blilsteririg days n\y power l)ave faced, 

But every sail 1 drive before 
My patli iri scurryirig, boxlridirig l\aste. 



T]qe fislierrrian l)is boat l|as beactied ; 

He spreads Ijis riets, ai\d tl^a^Ks l)is stars 
For storrri outlived, arid liaveri readied. 

All, lioi/^ tl]ey fear nqe — bravest tarsT 



Ky sor\g, dear rqaideri, t]:\oil dost see, 
Breatl:\es otl-^er -words ttiari t]:\ose of love 

Sl:|OiA^s sonqe of passion's fire ir\ rqe, 
But passion riot of turtle-dove. 



But -Wtieri I stroKe tl[\y golderi l[\aiT, 
RT\d -SA^]:\isper softly ir\ tl\Y ear, 

Ti\oU K^o-West n\e iri -^A^eatl^^er fair, 
I Kiss tl:\y brow, Ttjoxl'st r\aUgl:\t to fear. 



MA/BEJV. 

treaclieroils •Wir\d, 
Not always Kirid, 

1 Know t]\e Wave 
My feet dotti laVe 

Car\ sir\g a Kinder, ger\tler son.g. 



WA VE. 

Ky song 9 
T]:\ou'rt v^roT\q. 
Dear Maiden, lister^. 



SONG. 



Ori tY\e yellow pebbled rr\argiri of tl^e beacl^ 

I do reacl:| 
Ever forward, ever fartl|er; I aspire 

To be l:\igtier. 
BacK agaii) rqy restless footsteps always slide 

Hs I glide, 
Slippirig, ripplirig bacK ar^d forward. It is plain 

1 rerqain 



Jilst precisely ^l^ere I started iri ir\y \s^ay, 

Kaclci T\e^A} day. 
But tJ:\is glidirig, dancing n|Otiori I repeat 

fit t]:iy feet, 
Dainty rr\aiden, is for rqe but idle play 

Tt)roUgt\ tt^e day. 
Life tjas very differer\t pleases out at sea ; 

flrid for n\e, 
I prefer to roll in n\oUr\tairis, tl)oUg]:\ ti^e "Wir\d, 

So uriKirid, 
Sorqetirqes lasties riqe to fury, arid I fly 

At tiis eye 
Witl:\ tt^e "Wt\itest ro^s of teetl) Upoii ii\y crest, 

Sl^o^irig best 




'And '■jiiiien giav.t shif>x are t":itl>ig tyi the quay- 



How I arigrily reseat Y\is cliiirlisl:| sport, 

flr|d retort 
In a blir)ding cloud of spray flung in ^lis face. 

Thier] I race 
In a close and I|Ot pursuit to trip l)is J:\eels 

Hs I]e deals 
Harder strokes across rny face in vicious spite — 

Heartless sprite. 
TI)en, if vessel teinpest-driven I espy, 

I \vill fly 
Quickly thiitrier, triat n\y vengeance I inay -wreck 

On Iier deck. 
Heavy seas and crush|ing breakers soon '^ili clear 

fill loose gear. 



Every spar, arid rope, arid IxicKless sailor tl^ere, 

111 \vill fare. 
But I arr\ riot raging al"Ways, tlioil rriayst see 

I car] be 
Quite as gentle as a n\aider| coilld desire 

Or require. 
Freqileritly I st]irriiner gayly ii] tl)e silr\, 

W]\ei\ I've dorie 
Witlri n\y \^ild arid boisterous revels out at sea 

Wtiere I'rq free. 

Hrid Wl|eri giar|t strips are tO"SA^ir\g to tl[\e quay, 

I ^ill be 
Tliere to clear tl\e ^ay before a gallar\t barK. 

Looiriirig darK 




" ]i^here the dory lies neglicted on the sand." 



Tl^ro' tl^e early rr[orr\irig's iT\ist, ar\d Water's gray 

Of tl^e bay. 
Wtiere tl^e dory lies neglected or\ tl\e sarjd, 

rrr\ at Y\ar[d 
Lapping idly, playing licjl^tly at its side 

Witt) tlie tide. 
Wl\en tlie sunset-ligl^t is goldei) o'er ti^e bay, 

Rr[d tl\e day 
Is declining in a glorious afterglow, 

I sing low 
To tl^e pebbles on tl|e beacl} a lullaby, 

Lullaby, 
Dearest nqaiden. would you trust rne now. at sea, 

Wl^ere I'rn free? 



MAIDEN. 

fl]:\T ^tiaVQ arid w^irid, 
Ye \qxq are Kirid, 
But out at sea 
I '11 ne'er trilst ye. 
Tt[ese sorigs betray your treacJ^eryl 




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